diff --git a/ip/iplink_ipvlan.c b/ip/iplink_ipvlan.c
index 9f48309e..88898085 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_ipvlan.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_ipvlan.c
@@ -20,12 +20,21 @@
 
 static void ipvlan_explain(FILE *f)
 {
-	fprintf(f, "Usage: ... ipvlan [ mode { l2 | l3  | l3s } ]\n");
+	fprintf(f,
+		"Usage: ... ipvlan [ mode MODE ] [ FLAGS ]\n"
+		"\n"
+		"MODE: l3 | l3s | l2\n"
+		"FLAGS: bridge | private | vepa\n"
+		"(first values are the defaults if nothing is specified).\n"
+		);
 }
 
 static int ipvlan_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 			    struct nlmsghdr *n)
 {
+	__u16 flags = 0;
+	bool mflag_given = false;
+
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		if (matches(*argv, "mode") == 0) {
 			__u16 mode = 0;
@@ -43,6 +52,14 @@ static int ipvlan_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 				return -1;
 			}
 			addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_IPVLAN_MODE, mode);
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "private") == 0 && !mflag_given) {
+			flags |= IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE;
+			mflag_given = true;
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "vepa") == 0 && !mflag_given) {
+			flags |= IPVLAN_F_VEPA;
+			mflag_given = true;
+		} else if (matches(*argv, "bridge") == 0 && !mflag_given) {
+			mflag_given = true;
 		} else if (matches(*argv, "help") == 0) {
 			ipvlan_explain(stderr);
 			return -1;
@@ -55,6 +72,7 @@ static int ipvlan_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 		argc--;
 		argv++;
 	}
+	addattr16(n, 1024, IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -75,6 +93,21 @@ static void ipvlan_print_opt(struct link_util *lu, FILE *f, struct rtattr *tb[])
 			print_string(PRINT_ANY, "mode", " mode %s ", mode_str);
 		}
 	}
+	if (tb[IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS]) {
+		if (RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS]) == sizeof(__u16)) {
+			__u16 flags = rta_getattr_u16(tb[IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS]);
+
+			if (flags & IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE)
+				print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "private", "private ",
+					   true);
+			else if (flags & IPVLAN_F_VEPA)
+				print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "vepa", "vepa ",
+					   true);
+			else
+				print_bool(PRINT_ANY, "bridge", "bridge ",
+					   true);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void ipvlan_print_help(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,